2004-04-26
v-- Photo credit: Colehill Parish Council Conservation Day
dropping trees | The neighbors went away for the weekend and tagged a few trees. They said they'd appreciate it "...if I could drop 'em" | Now, It was a lot of work, even though none of the trees dropped posted any special challenges | The saw blade pinched a number of times, but sometimes you got to expect that | Not until some time into the job did I get to thinking how much it would cost me to hire an arborist to do the work I did for free...alright, I did it for firewood (and the exercise) ....but still... | The pix isn't my stuff | Putting it up until the links problem with my own site is corrected |
SAFE PRACTICES: Although I rarely follow the rule that says "work with someone else" [a rule I don't often honor when hunting, either] I do recognize the importance of basic safety rules when using chain saws and while felling trees | Common sense ought to prevail, but sometimes people fail to use it | That said, here are a couple of sites about basic chainsaw or wood cutting safety:
a visit from Bill | Was restful and pleasant to have my friend Bill visist overnight while Bruce was off checking out tag sale/fleamarket/antique shops with Buddy | We tried listening to music for awhile but I don't get streaming video in a clear way, so we shut it off and actually visited | I'm embarassed that he had to pull a huge pile of clothes off the bed in the gurest room | Gotta do something about my pack rat/indifferent housekeeping practices | ¶ 00:11
dropping trees | The neighbors went away for the weekend and tagged a few trees. They said they'd appreciate it "...if I could drop 'em" | Now, It was a lot of work, even though none of the trees dropped posted any special challenges | The saw blade pinched a number of times, but sometimes you got to expect that | Not until some time into the job did I get to thinking how much it would cost me to hire an arborist to do the work I did for free...alright, I did it for firewood (and the exercise) ....but still... | The pix isn't my stuff | Putting it up until the links problem with my own site is corrected |
SAFE PRACTICES: Although I rarely follow the rule that says "work with someone else" [a rule I don't often honor when hunting, either] I do recognize the importance of basic safety rules when using chain saws and while felling trees | Common sense ought to prevail, but sometimes people fail to use it | That said, here are a couple of sites about basic chainsaw or wood cutting safety:
University of Utah Extension Program: Fact Sheet AHS 04 | Very simple, basic fact sheet | Not enough detail to provide much practical guidance |
University of Missiouri: Basic Chain Saw Safety & Use | Of the three, the most comprehensive about maintaing and running a chainsaw safely |
Daniel Boone Nant'l Forest: Wood Cutting Permits | Written in an unassuming manner, the text nevertheless anticipates an audience who may know less than they proffer | Scroll down on this to get past the permit application stuff specific to the park | Offers good advice on preparing a site for wood cutting; essential chain saw safety pointers; advice on working out in the woods |
a visit from Bill | Was restful and pleasant to have my friend Bill visist overnight while Bruce was off checking out tag sale/fleamarket/antique shops with Buddy | We tried listening to music for awhile but I don't get streaming video in a clear way, so we shut it off and actually visited | I'm embarassed that he had to pull a huge pile of clothes off the bed in the gurest room | Gotta do something about my pack rat/indifferent housekeeping practices | ¶ 00:11
